This is a nice pick up. 247 has him as a 4*. He was a 3* in high school but has picked up a star in college. Nice that his uncle is our DC and LB coach. Welcome to CAL Jackson. On another note, I am really concerned about the direction of the unlimited transfer that can be allowed within the portal coupled with head coaches moving AND big NIL deals. Texas A&M has announced that any consensus 5* that comes there will get a guaranteed $1m NIL deal for his first year. Meanwhile, 5* former Oklahoma starting QB Caleb WIlliams has entered the transfer portal. Will he follow Lincoln Riley to USC or will he go to A&M for a cool million? If we are going to have a transfer portal and NIL deals then just maybe we could have contracts like they do in the NFL where they don't even enjoy this level of free agency. The rules we have now will create a super conference at the collegiate level and all the rest of the schools will be SOL. Go Bears!!
When I heard Sirmon was in the transfer portal I thought this might happen. I'm not crazy about it. We have plenty of talent at ILB. Frankly, I'm not sure Sirmon can get in the 4-deep. He's good at run stopping but isn't that great in space. For PAC12 play your 'backers need to do well in space. Paster, Rutchena, and Iosefa all do well in space. Oledajo is in the same mold as Sirmon, good in the run game but needs work in the passing game.
I would have been fine had Sirmon gone elsewhere and that his schollie was used for a LT or RT on the O-line.
Hey are we certain that Jack Plummer is actually transferring to Cal? I know it has been reported by W4C, but when looking at the transfer portal 2 weeks later it still doesn't show him as coming to Cal.
I don't expect any issues with father coaching son since I'm sure this isn't the first time for the Sirmons. Presumably this will lock both in for the next 2 years, especially if the younger helps the defense perform better.
This is win-win: we strengthen our team while weakening our opponent. Moreover, Jackson will be able to play for his day while receiving an upgraded degree! Welcome to Cal, Mr. Sirmon.
Good news, not sure where he fits. All of the ILB's look to be pretty good so someone like Paster or Oladejo may have to go outside.
This is a nice pick up. 247 has him as a 4*. He was a 3* in high school but has picked up a star in college. Nice that his uncle is our DC and LB coach. Welcome to CAL Jackson. On another note, I am really concerned about the direction of the unlimited transfer that can be allowed within the portal coupled with head coaches moving AND big NIL deals. Texas A&M has announced that any consensus 5* that comes there will get a guaranteed $1m NIL deal for his first year. Meanwhile, 5* former Oklahoma starting QB Caleb WIlliams has entered the transfer portal. Will he follow Lincoln Riley to USC or will he go to A&M for a cool million? If we are going to have a transfer portal and NIL deals then just maybe we could have contracts like they do in the NFL where they don't even enjoy this level of free agency. The rules we have now will create a super conference at the collegiate level and all the rest of the schools will be SOL. Go Bears!!
When I heard Sirmon was in the transfer portal I thought this might happen. I'm not crazy about it. We have plenty of talent at ILB. Frankly, I'm not sure Sirmon can get in the 4-deep. He's good at run stopping but isn't that great in space. For PAC12 play your 'backers need to do well in space. Paster, Rutchena, and Iosefa all do well in space. Oledajo is in the same mold as Sirmon, good in the run game but needs work in the passing game.
I would have been fine had Sirmon gone elsewhere and that his schollie was used for a LT or RT on the O-line.
Hey are we certain that Jack Plummer is actually transferring to Cal? I know it has been reported by W4C, but when looking at the transfer portal 2 weeks later it still doesn't show him as coming to Cal.
Nice pick-up.
At least our OT fumble was not shown…..to be sure, I didn’t play the clip…. In case it was slipped in.
Dude had a pretty good game against us, IIRC (even without causing the fumble....). He's a beast and we're lucky to have him!
I don't expect any issues with father coaching son since I'm sure this isn't the first time for the Sirmons. Presumably this will lock both in for the next 2 years, especially if the younger helps the defense perform better.
Seems like everyone at Cal wins here.
This is win-win: we strengthen our team while weakening our opponent. Moreover, Jackson will be able to play for his day while receiving an upgraded degree! Welcome to Cal, Mr. Sirmon.
Prolly a dumb question, but how do we get him pictured in a Cal uniform so quickly? Is this photoshop at work? If so, that’s a little strange to me.
LFG!
Great news, thanks for the update.
Nice work!! Kid makes plays! Welcome.